Drone captures stunning footage of a giant reindeer ‘cyclone’ in the Arctic Circle that makes it impossible for predators to target an individual in the herd

The Daily Mail ^ | 02 Apr 2021 | Dan Avery

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Photographer Lev Fedoseyev filmed a reindeer herd stampeding in a massive spiral in northwest Russia The deer run in a ring when threatened, putting does and fawns in the center, to confuse predators This herd, in Murmansk, was spooked by a veterinarian trying to give them their anthrax vaccinations Reindeer can run 50 miles per hour and, in spring, are known to form 'super-herds' of up to 500,000

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drone clip at link

further down the FR articles is a worm-nado story. I wonder if the worms were doing the same - protecting their young?

[BradyLS]

Look out, sharks! You’ll meet your doom in a reindeer-nado!

[lee martell]

I saw that video. Very interesting, even fascinating.
My first thought was; When do they know it’s time to stop?
I am guessing the ones on the outside of the circle will know when any predator has left the area, so the outside fringes will begin to slow and disperse. Sort of like a slowly unraveling ball of yarn, peeling away to the center.
Probably takes quite a while. There is no loud Buzzer, as with a Basketball Game.

[MHGinTN]

Last in run has a whistle

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Set it to Russian ballet music. <3

[CondoleezzaProtege]

This herd...was spooked by a veterinarian trying to give them their anthrax vaccinations

LOL this Is what people on FR would do over Covid shot...

[Jane Long]

So. Very. Cool!

Too bad our cows won't do this :-)

[blueplum]

let's see if I can post the overhead pic...I tried to make it 100 then 200 width/height but it wants to stay this size.

[Candor7]

ping!

[redcatcherb412]

Looks like the muzzies circling their magic cube lol.

[Cecily]

Why don’t they get dizzy from running in circles and pass out?

[Ken H]

Looks like some of those blasted traffic circles I’ve been stuck in.

[monkeyshine]

How you supposed to vaccinate a super-herd of 500,000 stampeding deer?

[monkeyshine]

Ever tried to drive in Paris?

[Jane Long]

LOL...hubby said the same...well, about that many deer.

We have a friend who had anthrax on his ranch.....darn near took out his deer entire herd.

He was able to stop the destruction in time, though, thankfully.

[TigersEye]

Full auto hypodermic guns.

[Beowulf9]

Deernato!

[dragnet2]

LOL this Is what people on FR would do over Covid shot.

Stampede right to the vaccination sites.☺

[UnwashedPeasant]

I think wranglers used to stop stampedes by driving the cattle into a circle.

[NWFree]

That’s what we should all be doing when fauci and co chase us with needles.